P95Carry
Moderator Emeritus
Twoblink's post got me to thinking ...... just how hard it might be making a rational and accurate threat assessment. After all .. it is that which predicates further action, whether retreating or feeling the need to defend. Plus - decisions need made fast usually.
On the one hand we have perhaps, the car full of punks .. intent in fact on little more than harrassment of others ... scaring the hell out of them for kicks - with no actual intention of doing harm per se.
Then there might be the two guys, who look relatively noraml and unthreatening .. until very close at hand - when maybe they launch an attack.
Obviously any and every situation can only be assessed individually but ..... this interests me to know other's broad take. No one wants to be paranoid about things .... gets tiring! But, whilst practicing our ubiquitous ''situational awareness'' ..... is there any way to improve assessment, that some of us may not have thought of.
I think input could be both useful to all as well as interesting and in our case, we'll assume for the most part we are carrying, or if not, at lease armed with a blade.
On the one hand we have perhaps, the car full of punks .. intent in fact on little more than harrassment of others ... scaring the hell out of them for kicks - with no actual intention of doing harm per se.
Then there might be the two guys, who look relatively noraml and unthreatening .. until very close at hand - when maybe they launch an attack.
Obviously any and every situation can only be assessed individually but ..... this interests me to know other's broad take. No one wants to be paranoid about things .... gets tiring! But, whilst practicing our ubiquitous ''situational awareness'' ..... is there any way to improve assessment, that some of us may not have thought of.
I think input could be both useful to all as well as interesting and in our case, we'll assume for the most part we are carrying, or if not, at lease armed with a blade.